BizTalk Server Setup - BizTalk in a clustered setup

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BizTalk in a clustered setup - recommendations?

Morten Overgaard

2004-09-07, 5:53 pm

Hi Sirs

Is there any recommendations in how to setup BizTalk 2004 in a clustered
setup.
Our goal is
1) Cluster the SQL Server containing the MessageBox DB
2) Set up at least 2 BizTalk Host to avoid single point of failure.

Any docs on how to do this?
If we set up 2 different BizTalk Servers do we have to enable the receive
locations on both servers? Will they not interfere with each other??

Regards Morten

Jack Blalock

2004-09-08, 7:47 am

Per the Biztalk 2004 product docs and readme doc:

Clustering host instances is not supported
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BizTalk Server 2004 is in an active-active configuration by design, without
clustering. All servers are able to receive, process, and send messages.

You can however cluster ENTSSO, see:

884178 How to cluster the Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) service on the
master
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=884178

Jack Blalock [MSFT]
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